Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts

Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts

Santa Barbara's Finest Youth Theatre Conservatory Program. Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts was founded by Dauri Kennedy and Jessica Hambright in 2012.

Formerly Big Stage Productions, SBSPA offers pre-professional training for students interested in the performing arts. There are three "tracks" offered to students, which are determined by age and auditions. DEBUT TRACK: (Ages 5-8) Students in this track participate in 2 conservatory classes per week (alternating dance/acting, one vocal) and one rehearsal. Emphasis is on learning about the theater

07/23/2024

Here there party people! Join us for Mean Girls Jr this weekend! We have two amazing casts. The Foxtrot Cast (High School & Junior High School students): 🗓️Friday, July 26th & Sunday, July 28th. and the Treble Clef Cast (Our brightest and youngest stars): Saturday, July 27th. The ticket link is in the bio. Can you quote your favorite line from the movie?

07/20/2024

TICKETS are going fast!
Get yours today!
https://www.cur8.com/14478/project/124282

ITS TIME!
PVAC & SOPA cordially invite you to
Mean Girls Jr.!
NEXT WEEKEND
Our students have been working hard and having fun putting on a fantastic show for you, so be sure to get your tickets ASAP before we sell out!

https://www.cur8.com/14478/project/124282

06/22/2024

THIS SUNDAY! 🎤🌯🎭
There will be music, food, and Broadway!
See you there!

06/10/2024

Get ready for an amazing summer with PVAC & SOPA's production of Mean Girls Jr!

Session I: Mean Girls Jr
Dates: July 1 - July 28

🎉 Session II: Viva La Fiesta Week
📅 Dates: July 29 - August 3

Highlights: Participate in the children's fiesta parade!

Ages: 9-16

Meet the Team:

Director & Choreographer: Alyssa Walsh
Musical Director: Dauri Kennedy
Theatre Tech Instructor: Shanel Ramirez
Enrollment is open from June 1 to July 1. Register now at daurikennedy.com

Join us for a fantastic opportunity to perform on stage and enjoy vibrant summer festivities!

08/12/2023

You are cordially invited to@join us for an enchanted evening at DMK Studio Open House and & SOPA Fundraiser! Experience the extraordinary talents of our finest singers as they bring Broadway and contemporary hits to life. 🎤 Mark your calendars for 8.12.23 at 7pm and don’t forget to RSVP through the link in our bio to secure your spot! Suggested donation:$20. Let’s make this a night to remember.

07/24/2023

La Cumbre Junior High, PVAC, and SOPA join together this summer with students from, McKinley Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, Dos Pueblos HS, San Marcos HS, Santa Barbara HS, and Culver City High School to present Disney's Moana Jr. This fantastic show runs this weekend only! Ticket link in bio.

Photos from Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts's post 05/06/2022

SOPA, Providence School, & La Cumbre present: Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach May 6-8th. Check the bio for tix. Hope to see you there!

Friend Christmas Pageant & Live Music or on ZOOM 12/05/2021

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https://www.daurikennedy.com/christmas-concert.html

Friend Christmas Pageant & Live Music or on ZOOM Don't Miss our 1st Annual Christmas Concert in Person or on ZOOM Join Soprano and Voice Teacher Dauri Kennedy, Inner Light Gospel Choir, SOPA students, DMK Studio students,Gary Smith, Emily Libera, Al

01/17/2021
A VIRTUAL MASTERCLASS Music Lover 12/11/2020

A VIRTUAL MASTERCLASS [[FIRSTNAME OR "Music Lover"]]

A VIRTUAL MASTERCLASS Music Lover How To Get Into College for Actors & Singers A VIRTUAL MASTERCLASS The Masterclass is one of the hallmarks of any young artists' development. Join Dr. David Herendeen, head of the Musical Theater and

Timeline photos 08/12/2020

Share your favorite memory of a time you've had here. It helps us look forward to the future!

LIVE NOW!! QUARANTINE CABARET: ENCORE PRESENTATION 08/09/2020

LIVE NOW!! QUARANTINE CABARET: ENCORE PRESENTATION

LIVE NOW!! QUARANTINE CABARET: ENCORE PRESENTATION

FREE TODAY QUARANTINE CABARET: THE SHOW MUST GO ON! 08/09/2020

FREE TODAY QUARANTINE CABARET: THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

FREE TODAY QUARANTINE CABARET: THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

08/09/2020

The Cabaret is back by popular demand! Thank you to all of our supporters. While we’re working hard to bring you a virtual version of our spring musical, School of Rock, in August, please enjoy these DMK studio and SOPA students and faculty members as they bring you their favorite Broadway hits. The performers include Alba Justo, Alera Cetrulo, Anton Chilton, Ashley Hansen, Gary Smith, Gianni Burns, Harriet Chilton, Isabella Esparza-Dozer, Jack Forgea, Jordan Daniels, Lana K***n, Makena Shlens, Solomon Jaye and Tyler McCutchen. We have almost reached our goal so if you would like to help us finish this project please visit our GoFundMe in the bio.

SUMMER CLASSES!! 07/31/2020

SUMMER CLASSES!!

SUMMER CLASSES!!

Quarantine Cabaret: The Show Must Go On! 06/27/2020

"Quarantine Cabaret: The Show Must Go On!" is going Live at 7PM on this page, Instagram and YouTube. Just in case the YouTube link is https://youtu.be/DDykmN3wwRo

ENJOY!!!

Quarantine Cabaret: The Show Must Go On! During these difficult times, we were forced to halt plans for a live performance of our spring production, School of Rock. The SHOW MUST GO ON! We continued...

The Show Must Go On: School Of Rock organized by Dauri K 06/23/2020

We are so excited to announce that School of Rock is just around the corner! As we put the finishing touches on our show, we need YOUR help to raise $5000 dollars. Please check out https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-show-must-go-on-school-of-rock and donate what you can. If you can't, please share the link and be part of the SOPA team!

The Show Must Go On: School Of Rock organized by Dauri K Thank you for visiting the Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts GoFundMe!As you know, m… Dauri K needs your support for The Show Must Go On: School Of Rock

Timeline photos 02/28/2020

Hello everyone!
We want to invite you to come Saturday evening 2/29 and be a part of the 25th Annual Steven Roberts Gospel Music Workshop Concert! This year our tickets are available ONLINE! Click the link below and get your tickets today - don't miss out on what has been one of the BEST concerts in town for 25 years!! Seating is limited -- hope to see YOU there!!
Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions - We wish you a blessed day!
Link to ONLINE Tickets:
www.sbsopa.seatyourself.biz

Photos from Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts's post 02/09/2020

A couple of photos from after the last 13 show. There were tears & laughs.

02/08/2020

SCHOOL OF ROCK UPDATE: Monday, February 10 auditions are canceled
AUDITIONS/REHEARSALS BEGIN: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 - Monday & Thursday 3:45-6PM, Sunday 1-6PM for Child Cast. Monday & Thursday 5:00-7PM, Sunday 1-6PM for Adult Cast
LOCATION: Jo Ann Caines Theatre at La Cumbre Junior High School
SHOW DATES: MAY 14, 15, and 16, 2020

Photos from Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts's post 02/02/2020

PLEASE SHARE - Last chance to see this high-energy & full of talent musical. Only 1 more show to celebrate this wonderful cast of teens. Sunday 2PM at the Jo Ann Caines Theatre @ La Cumbre Jr. High. Tix available at the door or www.sbsopa.seatyourself.biz

Jo Ann Caines Theatre Collective: La Cumbre Jr. High & Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts (SOPA-nonprofit) present “13” an original musical, the first and only Broadway musical with a cast and band entirely comprised of teenagers. Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn.
A young, street-wise, New York City kid from the upper West Side, Evan Goldman, is turning 13 soon and is excited about his coming of age Bar Mitzvah. His world is turned upside-down when his parents decide to divorce and his mother moves the two of them from fast-paced Manhattan, New York to the sleepy, no-frills, small-town of Appleton, Indiana. Evan must deal with the hardships of fitting into a new town, his parents' divorce, preparing for his Bar Mitzvah, and maneuvering the complicated social circles of a new school. You will leave feeling wonderful after watching this lively, high-powered musical starring 13 pubescent teenagers navigating the dramas of their young lives.
Directors: Sian Ayres-Harden & Miriam Dance
Musical Director: Dauri Kennedy
Choreographer: Kateri Ransom
Rated: PG-13
Location: Jo Ann Caines Theatre at La Cumbre Jr. High School, Santa Barbara CA
Last show: Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 2PM
Tickets: At door or sbsopa.seatyourself.biz
Contact: Text 805 708-8897 or email [email protected] @ La Cumbre Junior High School

Photos from Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts's post 02/02/2020

PLEASE SHARE - Last chance to see this high-energy & full of talent musical. Only 1 more show to celebrate this wonderful cast of teens. Sunday 2PM at the Jo Ann Caines Theatre @ La Cumbre Jr. High. Tix available at the door or www.sbsopa.seatyourself.biz

Jo Ann Caines Theatre Collective: La Cumbre Jr. High & Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts (SOPA-nonprofit) present “13” an original musical, the first and only Broadway musical with a cast and band entirely comprised of teenagers. Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn.
A young, street-wise, New York City kid from the upper West Side, Evan Goldman, is turning 13 soon and is excited about his coming of age Bar Mitzvah. His world is turned upside-down when his parents decide to divorce and his mother moves the two of them from fast-paced Manhattan, New York to the sleepy, no-frills, small-town of Appleton, Indiana. Evan must deal with the hardships of fitting into a new town, his parents' divorce, preparing for his Bar Mitzvah, and maneuvering the complicated social circles of a new school. You will leave feeling wonderful after watching this lively, high-powered musical starring 13 pubescent teenagers navigating the dramas of their young lives.
Directors: Sian Ayres-Harden & Miriam Dance
Musical Director: Dauri Kennedy
Choreographer: Kateri Ransom
Rated: PG-13
Location: Jo Ann Caines Theatre at La Cumbre Jr. High School, Santa Barbara CA
Last show: Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 2PM
Tickets: At door or sbsopa.seatyourself.biz
Contact: Text 805 708-8897 or email [email protected]

@ La Cumbre Junior High School

Photos from Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts's post 02/01/2020

Opening night was fantastic! Hope to see you guys today to celebrate this wonderful cast of teens. Saturday 2PM & 7PM, Sunday 2PM at the Jo Ann Caines Theatre @ La Cumbre Jr. High. Tix available at the door or check www.sbsopa.com for the online ticket link.

Timeline photos 02/01/2020

Please share! 2 days left to see "13, the musical" with a cast comprised of only youth. Rated PG-13. The Jo Ann Caines Theatre Collective: La Cumbre Jr. High & Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts (SOPA-nonprofit) present “13” an original musical, the first and only Broadway musical with a cast and band entirely comprised of teenagers. Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn.
A young, street-wise, New York City kid from the upper West Side, Evan Goldman, is turning 13 soon and is excited about his coming of age Bar Mitzvah. His world is turned upside-down when his parents decide to divorce and his mother moves the two of them from fast-paced Manhattan, New York to the sleepy, no-frills, small-town of Appleton, Indiana. Evan must deal with the hardships of fitting into a new town, his parents' divorce, preparing for his Bar Mitzvah, and maneuvering the complicated social circles of a new school. You will leave feeling wonderful after watching this lively, high-powered musical starring 13 pubescent teenagers navigating the dramas of their young lives.
Directors: Sian Ayres-Harden & Miriam Dance
Musical Director: Dauri Kennedy
Choreographer: Kateri Ransom
Rated: PG-13
Location: Jo Ann Caines Theatre at La Cumbre Jr. High School, Santa Barbara CA
Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 2PM & 7PM
Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 2PM
Tickets: At door or sbsopa.seatyourself.biz
Contact: Text 805 708-8897 or email [email protected]

13 01/31/2020

"13, the musical" PLAYBILL. The all kid cast is an amazing ensemble of talent! Support your local youth talent by coming to the show. Hope to you see you tonight, Sat, or Sun!

13 January 31 - February 02, 2020 at Jo Ann Cairns Theatre Collective: La Cumbre Jr. High

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